Analogy - General Inteligence & Reasoning MCQ Questions and Answers

1.

The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
Injury : Pain

(A) Matter : Labour
(B) Rotate : Churning
(C) Thunder : Lightning
(D) Grades : Merit

Solution:

 First causes the second.

2.

MONSOON is related to SEASON in the same way APRIL is related to :

(A) Spring
(B) Autumn
(C) Winter
(D) Month

Solution:

 Monsoon is one of the Seasons as April is one of the Months.

3.

The words in the bottom row are related in the same way as the words in the top row. For each item, find the word that completes the bottom row of words.

table	wood	oak
shirt	cloth	?

(A) sewing
(B) dress
(C) cotton
(D) tree

Solution:

 A table made of wood could come from an oak tree. A shirt made of cloth could come from a cotton plant. Choice a looks like a reasonable answer if you apply the same sentence: "A shirt made of cloth could come from sewing." But this is not the same relationship as the one above the line. The oak and the cotton are both materials used to make the table and the shirt.

4.

1 : 8 :: 9 : ?

(A) 16
(B) 25
(C) 64
(D) 49

Solution:

 First term = 12 = 1. Second term = 23 = 8. Third term = 32 = 9. Fourth term = 43 = 64.

5.

Pen is to poet as needle is to

(A) thread
(B) button
(C) sewing
(D) tailor

Solution:

 A pen is a tool used by a poet. A needle is a tool used by a tailor. The answer is not choice a, b, or c because none is a person and therefore cannot complete the analogy.

6.

The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
Boat : Ore :: Bicycle : ?

(A) Pedal
(B) Seat
(C) Road
(D) Wheel

Solution:

 Second denotes that part of the first, on which the effort is applied.

7.

Window is to pane as book is to

(A) novel
(B) glass
(C) cover
(D) page

Solution:

 A window is made up of panes, and a book is made up of pages. The answer is not (choice a) because a novel is a type of book. The answer is not (choice b) because glass has no relationship to a book. (Choice c) is incorrect because a cover is only one part of a book; a book is not made up of covers.

8.

Tall : Short :: Treachery : ?

(A) Respect
(B) Honour
(C) Disgrace
(D) Loyalty

Solution:

 Short is opposite of Tall similarly Loyalty is opposite of Treachery.

9.

The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
Indolence : Beaver

(A) Elegance : Peacock
(B) Ferocity : Lamb
(C) Passivity : Cow
(D) Joviality : Hyena

Solution:

 Just as beaver is known for its indolence, so also peacock is known for its beauty or elegance.Hence, the answer (a).

10.

The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
Tocsin : Danger

(A) Antitoxin : Cure
(B) Augury : Warning
(C) Clarion : Battle
(D) Knell : Death

Solution:

 Tocsin is an alarm to indicate danger. Similarly, clarion is a trumpet which used to be blown to mark the beginning of a battle.

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